We're making a new thread so color choices don't get lost in the regular nail polish thread.

We're just going to pick a random color each week and then that's what we use. The idea is born out of the fact that a lot of us have a lot of polish already, so unless you have so little polish that you have none in this color, use something already in your collection! Since it's Saturday I guess we'll go Sunday-Saturday?

I thought it only seemed fitting that for our first week we pour out some polish for calx. I don't know what her exact favorite color is, but I know she really loved Zoya's Charla (mermaid scales, she said) and one of the BL bluey-greens, so week one color is:

Teal/blue-green

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_________________"I love you, but you need to get out of the kitchen before I spatula your face." -Pinko"You can always trade sex for cookies. It might make you feel dirty, but just keep your eyes closed and think of vanilla." -Tofulish

This is good timing because I just took my toe polish off. I can't do that very often because it absolutely kills my back. I'm doing Nouvelle Vague.

For fingers, I'm doing Azure or Dior Waterlily (mint green) with a top coat of Chanel Azure (clear glitter/holographic blue top coat). I'm on the fence because Waterlily smells like roses. It really, really smells like roses. I don't know what technology Dior uses to keep the scent lasting and lasting and lasting, but the stupid rose scent outlasts the polish! Some of my students liked it though. A table of girls asked what the smell was when I was helping them because they liked it. They were tickled that it was my nail polish. I had a whole lab table of girls wanting to smell my hands. Hilarious or awkward, I'm not sure.

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We're making a new thread so color choices don't get lost in the regular nail polish thread.

We're just going to pick a random color each week and then that's what we use. The idea is born out of the fact that a lot of us have a lot of polish already, so unless you have so little polish that you have none in this color, use something already in your collection! Since it's Saturday I guess we'll go Sunday-Saturday?

I thought it only seemed fitting that for our first week we pour out some polish for calx. I don't know what her exact favorite color is, but I know she really loved Zoya's Charla (mermaid scales, she said) and one of the BL bluey-greens, so week one color is:

Teal/blue-green

forkin A! Charla is the best and it totally looks like mermaids. I'm unpacking now, but I'll make sure to find my polishes quickly.

_________________I'm one of those vegans that cuts corners when it comes to things like breastfeeding and stabbing you in the face~PranjalThat story would be adorable if it didn't end with herpes. ~Mo

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I am really glad you guys want to do the nail challenge and the colour choice for Calcy. When Isa first posted the photo on Instagram last night I was shocked, even though I only know Calcy from the forum, specifically the polish thread and her love of mermaid-coloured polish, and I think she'd like this. I also like that MBM specified teal plus blue/green because I am pretty sure I remember Calcy mentioning that people have different opinions on what teal is when everyone was painting their nails for the teal cat website and people were using pale greens/blues and other random shades and calling them teal - ha <3

I'm about to have a go at removing my gel mani and then I am off to the craft store to get stuff to do a mani for this challenge!

I also went through the polish thread and found some posts by Calcy where she mentioned liking specific polish shades and I'm listing them in case anyone wants to use ones that she really liked:A photo of her nails with Novelle Vague and GalahadA post mentioning Sephora/O.P.I Who Let the Dorks Out, O.P.I Mermaid Tears, and Sinful Colors Happy Endings.A post that mentions China Glaze AtlantisA post where she said DL Glitter in the Air blew her mind! And her first posts were about buying DL polishes and loving Across the Universe

_________________"I love you, but you need to get out of the kitchen before I spatula your face." -Pinko"You can always trade sex for cookies. It might make you feel dirty, but just keep your eyes closed and think of vanilla." -Tofulish

I ended up doing Sephora OPI's "Who let the dorks out" as per kitteh's links above in which Calcy liked my post about it before.

It remains one of my favourites!

_________________Did you notice the slight feeling of panic at the words "Chicken Basin Street"? Like someone was walking over your grave? Try not to remember. We must never remember. - mumblesIs this about devilberries and nazifruit again? - footface

I found out that the polish that I thought was Henley Regatta was actually Thames, so I went with Chanel Azure. My picture doesn't do it justice - it shines blue, green, purple depending on the light and angle. It's a bit more ocean-y than mermaid-y.

Edited so hopefully it's not huge like it was before! My big ole feet were taking over the thread!

Aw, thanks! I wish all the different colors would show up in the pic. And yes, Thames is pretty but I wanted glitter! I know the point of the thread is to use what you already have, but I sure do want Henley Regatta now that I know I don't have it!